Clothesrack



' Jan. ,1926.

D. E. REYNOLDS CLOTHESRACK 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed August 30, 1925 I J ,0 I I I K D. E. REYNQLDS CLOTHESRAGK 2 sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 12, 1926.

UNITED STATES 1,569,238 PATENT OFFICE.

DWIGHT E. REYNOLDS, E LIVERPOOL, NEW Yonx.

CLOTHESRACK.

Application filed August 30, 1923. Serial No. 660,188.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DWIGHT E. REYN- oLns, a citizen of the United States of sage thereunder, the construction .of such arms and their supporting means being further, of such a character as to permit the collapsing of the arms into a compact structure combined with stop means for preventing their. collapsing movementbeyond predetermined points. I I

Another object relates to the particular structure of the mechanism for raising and {lowering the arms and for maintaining such I ward pivotal movement of sald arms.

mechanism in proper adjustment. 7 Other objects and advantages relate to the details of the structure, all as will more fully appear from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the clothes line 3 '3, Figformed as shown, 0 two sections, an outer section -2- of tubular form adapted to extend some distance into the ground'or as illustrated, into a hollow cementibase -3- provided for the purpose.

Within the tubular section '2-- is telescopically mounted, an inner tubular section -4 of a diameter to freely slide within the section --2.

The inner section 4 carries near its upper end, a casting 5 consisting of a prises an extensible fpost or standard .-l.-

hub 6 and a series of, in this instance, five radiating channel bars 7.

Each channel bar is adapted to receive within its channel a radiating arm 8- which may be of wood or other suitable material adapted to carry or have threaded through it, the rope or ropes or other suitable line 9- constituting the clothes carrying part.

The casting -5 is of peculiar construction in that each of the channel bars 7-+ consists of two substantially parallel radiating side members 10 unconnected for the main portion of their length, each integrally connected to the hub 6- and at their outer ends, connected by an integral cross bar 11 upon which cross bar, the arms 8 are adapted to rest when ositioned in the-channel bars -7 an secured to the respective channel bars by means of bolts 12- extending through the o posite. side members of the respective cliannel bars and through the respective arms 8 for pivotally connecting the arms 8 to the channelbars and permitting upwardswinging of the arms -8, whilethe cross bars 1l limit the down For the purpose of holding the arms 8 in proper relation with respect to the post 1 and the channel bars 8, a screw 13 is provided having an enlarged flattened circular head 14 adapted to pass between the side members -10 when the head is turned into a position substantially parallelwith the side members -10- and then to be turned to a position at sub stantially right angles to the side members 10 whereupon the head -14-- engages the side members to prevent upward pivotal movement of the arms8- to their colla sed osition. V I

urt er, the said members -10 are connected by an integral downwardly extending cross flange or wall 15 having its rear face of considerable extent and substantially plain so that when the arms"-8 are collapsed upwardly, the fiatrear portion of the lower surface of the arms come in contact with the flat inner face ofthe respective flanges 15--, to limit the collapsing movement of the arms 8, and preferably, this stop acts at a point where the arms extend upwardly and incline slightly inwardly from the vertical so as to normally maintain themselves in that position.

tion 4 and its downward movement is limited by a ring member 1G-- mounted on the inner section 4land secured thereto by a transverse pin or bolt -87 This ring member -l6 likewise forms a limiting stop which determines the downward telescopic movement of section -l with the section 2, and the ring may be provided with a circular recess adapted to receive the upper end of the outer section 2- to more effectively assure a tight joint preventing the entering of water within the section 2, and the inner section 4. may be provided with a cap 17 of any suitable form for preventing the entry of water to the inner section For the purpose of raising and lowering the inner section -4 with respect to the outer section 2, there is provided a suitable manually-operated gearing consisting of a relatively small gear 1T pinned to a shaft 18 j'ournaled in a pair of brackets 19- and -20- which brackets are clamped about the outer section 2 by means of bolts -2l, 22-, and 23, the shaft -18 being positioned between the bolts 22 and 23 and having at one end, a crank arm or handle 24l mounted upon it for rotating the gear.

Preferably, some means is provided for holding the gear 17 in any position of adjustment and for this purpose, I have shown the dog 25 rotatably mounted upon the bolt 23 and adapted to engage any one of the recesses -26- in the gear -17.

A second gear -27 is provided having plugs or teeth 28 meshing with and fitting with the recesses 26 in the gear '17, and the outer section -2- is formed with a slot 29 alined with the gear '27- and through which the gear 27 projects so that its teeth -28 engage with series of openings or perforations extending through and arranged longitudinally of the inner section 4 so that by rotating the gear 27-, the section l will be raised or lowered by reason of the fact that its teeth 28 seat in the openings or perforations 30 in the section l and move the latter up or down as the gear is rotated in one direction or the other.

The gear 27 is mounted on a shaft -3lj ournaled in yokes 36 and -37- slidably carried by brackets 32 and -33 respectively, said yokes being clamped about the outer section 2 by means of bolts -'3l-, -35 and -36 and for the purpose of adjusting and maintaining the gear 27 in its preferred position of adjustment.

The yokes 36- and 37 are formed at their forward ends with slots 38 and 39 through which bolts 4:() and -4l extend, said bolts being secured to the brackets 32- and 33-, and the brackets are formed with flanges 42 through which set screws 43 extend, and have their forward ends in engagement with the brackets 36 and 87- respectively to move the said yokes forwardly or rearwardly with respect to the brackets to properly adjust the gear 27- with respect to the inner section l of the post l-.

Further, in order to maintain the gears -17 and 27 in proper relative position, the bracket 20 is formed with a lug el4l through which the bolt 4:5

extends for threaded engagement with the lug -46 upon the bracket -83, whereby the gears may be held from separation or spreading apart under the strain exerted upon .them in elevating the inner section Although I have shown and described a specific construction as illustrative of a preferred embodiment of my invention, I do not desire to limit myself to the details of form, construction or arrangement, as various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claim.

I claim:

A clothes-rack comprising a post, a casting having a hub mounted upon the post, and a plurality of channel bars radiating from the hub, each of said channel-bars comprising spaced substantially parallel side members and an open bottom except for a pair of spaced cross-members connecting said side members, the inner one of said cross-members having" a fiat substantially vertically disposed surface, an arm mounted in the channel of each of said radiating bars and adapted to rest ,upon its respective spaced cross-members at one of its limits of movements and adapted to contact with the flat vertical surface of the inner cross-bar at its other limit of movement, means for pivotally connecting each arm to its respective channel-bar each bar being provided with a rotatable member movable through the open bottom of its channel bar and between the cross-members and adapted to be turned to a position to look its arm to the respective channel-bar. I

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 16th day of August 1923. 1 a

DWIGHT E. REYNOLDS. 

